GEO Outreach Strategist and Events Manager
Company: Virginia Tech
Location: Blacksburg
Posted on: February 26, 2026
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Job Description:
The Global Education Office’s Outreach Strategist and Events
Manager is responsible for conceptualizing, planning, and executing
dynamic events that promote international education and
cross-cultural understanding. This person will serve as a strategic
connector, fostering collaborative relationships across academic
departments, administrative units, and student organizations to
enhance the visibility and impact of GEO’s global initiatives. The
successful candidate will also maintain GEO connections with
offices across campus, ensuring consistent flow of information
between the office and our stakeholder groups (faculty, students,
families, alumni, and academic, Student Affairs, and Advancement
offices). Reporting to the Director of Global Education, this
position serves to engage the full spectrum of GEO’s
constituencies, sustaining visibility and awareness of the office’s
mission, promoting collaborative student- and faculty-focused
recruitment and development opportunities, and ensuring alignment
of global education activities with the university’s strategic
goals. Required Qualifications • Masters degree in communications,
marketing, or related field, or Bachelor’s plus significant
comparable experience • Work experience in events management •
Experience with word processing and desktop publishing software
such as MS Office, Adobe Creative suites, Photoshop, and
Dreamweaver • Excellent organizational, communication, and
interpersonal skills, evidenced in work experience and application
materials • Ability to plan, organize and work independently and
deliver products on schedule Preferred Qualifications •
Demonstrated experience working effectively with people from
different cultural backgrounds • Experience living, studying, or
working overseas • Experience supervising students in a higher
education setting or similar supervisory experience • Demonstrated
experience with online international education management software
such as Studio Abroad • Work experience in marketing and
communications in a higher education setting • Proficiency in one
or more languages in addition to English Pay Band N/A Overtime
Status Exempt: Not eligible for overtime Appointment Type Regular
Salary Information $58,000 - $63,000 Hours per week 40 Additional
Information The successful candidate will be required to have a
criminal conviction check. About Virginia Tech Dedicated to its
motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the
boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary
approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A
comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of
life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an
inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and
creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse
enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and
professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of
medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and
Honors College. The university has a significant presence across
Virginia, including Blacksburg, the greater Washington, D.C. area,
the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, sites in
Newport News and Richmond, and numerous Extension offices and
research institutes. A leading global research institution,
Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.
Virginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional
development opportunities and university shared governance. These
valuable contributions to university shared governance provide
important representation and perspective, along with opportunities
for unique and impactful professional development. Virginia Tech
does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on
the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy),
gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information,
ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race,
religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise
discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about,
discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of
other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by
law.
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